Well, if there's any consolation to this, is that Dubai spent billions building all of these supertall residential towers, which were the tallest in the world and of eloquent design.

New York builds one crappy box and it takes the title right out of their hands. Difference? Dubai is trying to make up for its depletion of oil reserves by switching their income over to tourist trapping. New York is funded by the state, and wealthy families who have their names written in its bones. Don't get me wrong, tourism has done wonders for Singapore, so I expect the same for Dubai. However, I highly doubt that many millionaires would want to take up residence there (unless the condo is to be used as a weekend getaway).

Who am I kidding. Mile-high skyscrapers and different tiers of traffic are sure to follow.

^^^ With 16 towers over 1,000 ft, (one over 2,000) and 6 under construction, how many supertall towers can a city of 2.5 million support......it is arguable that they can support the ones they have.

There still are lots of proposals.

Not to mention there was one article I read where there was a cluster of 50- to 60-stories that were to be pulled down for, what else?.... Taller.
This city, called Dubai, is definitely one dysfunctional city.